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The Aghdam Bread Museum opened in 1983, was the second bread museum in the world and the first and one of a kind in the former USSR. Fossilized ancient grains, rare sorts of cereals, numerous valuable books on grain farming, manuscripts, also labor tools – wooden plough, threshing board, toothed …

Chirag Gala is a ruined ancient fortress in Azerbaijan which overlooks the Caspian coastal plains north of Baku. Chirag Gala is located north of the capital city of Azerbaijan, Baku. It is an ancient fortress and was built by the Sassanid Persians in the 5th century AD. They situated the …

The Shahdagh National Park, formed in 2006 on the expanses of the Greater Caucasus mountain range, includes the territories of the Ismayilli and Pirgulu reserves, as well as partly high-alpine forested and meadow territories of Ismayilli, Guba, Gusar, Gabala, Oghuz and Shamakhi districts. The total area of the park is …

Azerbaijan’s Karabakh region, which manifested the combination of nature and poetry in the marvelous, extraordinary verbal art has enriched the culture and spirituality of Azerbaijani people. The national masters of word depicted and praised the beauty, antiquity, richness of Karabakh’s nature and hospitality of its people at different stages of …

“For centuries, Azerbaijan has been a place where religions, cultures and civilizations coexist. We are not only a geographical, but also a cultural bridge between the East and the West.” The remarks by President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev most precisely define the essence of the tremendous work that Azerbaijan is …

Azerbaijani Ambassador Ali Alizada attended the performance of the play “Like a Breath”, which was directed by Samir Gulamov at Tehran’s City Theater Complex, according to Tehran Times. The play tells the story of a mother who does not believe that her son has been killed in the war and …

The International Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation has held an event dedicated to the opening of the “Year of Shusha”, which also featured a presentation of the film “Karabakhname” and an exhibition of paintings by the People’s Artist of Azerbaijan Arif Huseynov. The film features masterful drawings by prominent graphic …

Almost two centuries ago, the world scientific community learned about the magnificent monument of the world, reflecting the historical past of not only Azerbaijani people but also all Turkic peoples– the “Kitabi Dada Gorgud epic”. In 1815, the German orientalist Heinrich Friedrich von Dietz translated into German and published one …

Kelaghayi is a traditional Azerbaijani women’s headwear made of pure silk that has engraved the concepts such as purity, dignity, beauty and peace in Azerbaijani people’s minds being an integral part of the centuries-old cultural heritage of the country. As a keepsake and fashion accessory, kelaghayi is also very popular …

The International Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation continuously implements numerous projects aimed at promoting the rich cultural heritage of the Turkic World in the international arena. One of such projects is the “Anthology of poetry by women in Azerbaijan”, which entails the collection, translation, and publication of poems by outstanding …